Chapter 568: Chapter 210: Surprise (Part 3)

"Oh~"

"Didn’t expect you to be a talented one. I was going to surprise you, but you found out early."

"I was supposed to take over Gu Ye’s position to guard Tengshe Mountain."

"Gu Ye told me you had a pet at her place. I had nothing to do, so I brought it back for you."

Chen Ding said with a smile.

He stood up, walked to the side storage room, opened the door, revealing a familiar magical puppet in the corner, tightly bound with iron chains.

Lin Zheyu: "..."

Seeing the magical puppet, Lin Zheyu couldn’t help but be speechless.

Mr. Chen’s thought process was indeed unusual. He even heard that his senior brother once had a magical puppet as a pet.

He was so curious at one point that he almost cooked the magical puppet just to taste it.

It was only after Master Huang Baizhong scolded him that he gave up on the idea.

However, Lin Zheyu suspected that Mr. Chen might have secretly tried it.

"Don’t worry, I have experience raising this thing."

"This is an Exorcism Elixir. After the magical puppet takes it, it will be as lethargic at night as it is during the day, so it won’t disturb your sleep."

Chen Ding patted Lin Zheyu’s shoulder and said with a smile.

"Thank you, senior brother."

Lin Zheyu could only smile and thank Mr. Chen.

"Besides this magical puppet, I also caught an Ink Fox."

"Take a look and see if this is your original pet."

Chen Ding clapped his hands, and a disciple walked in from the courtyard holding a strong Ink Fox.

Although Chen Ding’s thoughts were a bit strange, he did take gift preparation seriously.

"This isn’t it. The one I had before was very fat, as plump as a pig." Lin Zheyu said with a smile after just one look.

"Hmm..."

"An Ink Fox as fat as a pig?"

"I saw it once. But it was so ugly and fat that it didn’t look like an Ink Fox."

"I thought with junior brother’s taste, you wouldn’t fancy it, so I didn’t bring it back."

Chen Ding said.

He described the Ink Fox he saw, and Lin Zheyu realized it resembled Xiaohei a lot.

"Senior brother, where did you see it?"

Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

"In the deep mountains, who knows exactly where."

"I was drawn by some firelight and curiously went over, only to be surprised by an Ink Fox, fat as a pig, mimicking humans and roasting meat."

"That little guy is smart and very alert; just too ugly. If it weren’t, it would’ve made a nice pet."

Chen Ding said with a laugh.

Alright, there’s no doubt it was Xiaohei.

Listening to Mr. Chen’s description, Lin Zheyu felt certain.

Hearing Xiaohei was still alive and doing well made him quite happy, as Xiaohei had accompanied him for a while.

After delivering the gifts to Lin Zheyu and chatting for a bit, Chen Ding left.

He had initially gone to Tengshe Mountain, but after learning Lin Zheyu defeated Xiao Shi and moved up to the 30th place on the Hidden Dragon List, he returned specifically to deliver the gifts.

"Yuqing, this Ink Fox is yours to take care of. Remember to feed it every day." Lin Zheyu said to the maid.

Though it’s not Xiaohei, Chen Ding still left the Ink Fox.

This kind of beast is a favorite pet for many prominent families and young masters.

Lin Zheyu plans to ask Lee Mengqi next time he sees her if they want it. If they do, he’ll let them have it.

Squeak—

He pushed open the door to the storage room and walked in, observing the magical puppet he hadn’t seen for some time.

The magical puppet hadn’t changed much but seemed weaker.

Without the nourishment of sinister energy or the supplement of blood food, the magical puppet grew weaker over time.

Pfft—

Pfft pfft—

Lin Zheyu casually poked several holes in the magical puppet.

Soon, dense sinister energy oozed from the wounds, and within less than a minute, the wounds completely healed.

"Truly enviable recovery power."

"I wonder if achieving perfection in Turtle Breath True Skill would grant me such powerful recovery."

Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

Turtle Breath True Skill is divided into two parts: the first part locks the Essence, Qi, and Spirit to minimize their loss, while the second part activates Life Essence to fundamentally extend life.

According to the cultivation technique, the true essence produced by Turtle Breath True Intent has a powerful healing effect on the body.

Pfft pfft pfft—

After seeing the wounds recover, Lin Zheyu slashed a few more times before turning to leave.

The magical puppet wasn’t weak enough yet; the injuries would accelerate the consumption of the sinister energy within it.

Lin Zheyu planned to feed it blood food once the sinister energy was nearly depleted.

After arranging matters for the magical puppet and Ink Fox, Lin Zheyu changed clothes and left.

He originally planned to save the Source Power to enhance the Primordial Infinite True Skill once he obtained it.

After hearing from Senior Sister Guo Wenzi that having a strong spirit and soul could reduce the impact of true intent on a Martial Artist,

Lin Zheyu decided to strengthen his spirit and soul first.

Leaving the Infinite Sect, Lin Zheyu found a secluded spot and skillfully disguised himself.

Within the Infinite Sect, there were many formidable individuals.

Using Source Power for enhancement causes an uncontrollable burst of strong aura at the moment of completion.

Therefore, Lin Zheyu never used Source Power to enhance within the Sect.

In Wuling City, he went on a spending spree, purchasing a hundred batches of Fiery Flame Blood-Burning Powder, and then headed to a riverside courtyard.

"Only 830,000 silver left, money runs out like water..."

Lin Zheyu couldn’t help but lament.

In less than two years, nearly four million silver had been spent, leaving him with less than a million.

However, the improvement in strength was extremely impressive as well.